was the second of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in Kawasaki-ku in the present-day city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
History Kawasaki-juku was established as a post station in 1623, by the local magistrate Koizumi Yoshikatsu.Tōkaidō Kawasaki-juku Meguri . Kawasaki City Hall. Accessed December 10, 2007. It was the last post station to be built along the Tōkaidō. It was located near Heiken-ji, a famous Buddhist temple, so it was often used by travelers coming to pray.
The classic ukiyo-e print by Andō Hiroshige (Hōeidō edition) from 1831–1834 depicts travelers in a ferry-boat crossing the Tama River, and passengers waiting on the further bank. Mount Fuji is depicted in the far distance.
Neighboring post towns Tōkaidō Shinagawa-juku - Kawasaki-juku - Kanagawa-juku
References
Carey, Patrick. Rediscovering the Old Tokaido:In the Footsteps of Hiroshige. Global Books UK (2000). Chiba, Reiko. Hiroshige's Tokaido in Prints and Poetry. Tuttle. (1982) Taganau, Jilly. The Tokaido Road: Travelling and Representation in Edo and Meiji Japan. RoutledgeCurzon (2004).